Download or read book A Natural History of the Piano written by Stuart Isacoff and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated, totally engrossing celebration of the piano, and the composers and performers who have made it their own. With honed sensitivity and unquestioned expertise, Stuart Isacoff—pianist, critic, teacher, and author of Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization—unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides the basis for emotional expression and individual style, and why it has so powerfully entertained generation upon generation of listeners. He illuminates the groundbreaking music of Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, and Debussy. He analyzes the breathtaking techniques of Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Arthur Rubinstein, and Van Cliburn, and he gives musicians including Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, Menahem Pressler, and Vladimir Horowitz the opportunity to discuss their approaches. Isacoff delineates how classical music and jazz influenced each other as the uniquely American art form progressed from ragtime, novelty, stride, boogie, bebop, and beyond, through Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Cecil Taylor, and Bill Charlap. A Natural History of the Piano distills a lifetime of research and passion into one brilliant narrative. We witness Mozart unveiling his monumental concertos in Vienna’s coffeehouses, using a special piano with one keyboard for the hands and another for the feet; European virtuoso Henri Herz entertaining rowdy miners during the California gold rush; Beethoven at his piano, conjuring healing angels to console a grieving mother who had lost her child; Liszt fainting in the arms of a page turner to spark an entire hall into hysterics. Here is the instrument in all its complexity and beauty. We learn of the incredible craftsmanship of a modern Steinway, the peculiarity of specialty pianos built for the Victorian household, the continuing innovation in keyboards including electronic ones. And most of all, we hear the music of the masters, from centuries ago and in our own age, brilliantly evoked and as marvelous as its most recent performance. With this wide-ranging volume, Isacoff gives us a must-have for music lovers, pianists, and the armchair musician.
Download or read book Practical Theory Complete written by Sandy Feldstein and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination text and workbook in three volumes. All areas of music theory are covered in a concise and practical manner and each level contains 28 lessons.
Download or read book Piano Town Performance Level 1 written by Keith Porter-Snell and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five levels (primer through level 4), each of which include four books of study covering lessons, theory, technic, and performance.
Download or read book Piano Town Theory Level 4 written by Keith Snell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five levels (primer through level 4), each of which include four books of study covering lessons, theory, technic, and performance.
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Download or read book Discover Blues Improvisation written by Nancy Faber and published by Faber Piano Adventures. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). A comprehensive approach for the beginning blues player, featuring instruction in improvisation and theory, appealing pieces with improvisation options, and blues ear training.
Download or read book Piano Town Theory Level 1 written by Keith Porter-Snell and published by . This book was released on 2002-02-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five levels (primer through level 4), each of which include four books of study covering lessons, theory, technic, and performance.
Download or read book Piano Town Theory Primer written by Keith Porter-Snell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five levels (primer through level 4), each of which include four books of study covering lessons, theory, technic, and performance.
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Download or read book Piano Town Performance Primer written by Keith Snell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five levels (primer through level 4), each of which include four books of study covering lessons, theory, technic, and performance.
Download or read book Piano Adventures Primer Level Technique Artistry Book written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition of this ground-breaking book combines two essential elements of pianism: technical skill and artistic performance. "Technique Secrets" open the book, followed by engaging technical exercises. An "Artistry Magic" piece at the end of each unit promotes expressive, pianistic playing at the earliest level.
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